Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/15

September 18, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball upsets and a close call in boys tennis are among the attention-grabbing headlines this morning from across the state.

Boys Soccer

Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated at 8-0-1 with a 3-0 win over Detroit Catholic League rival and No. 16 Birmingham Brother Rice – Oakland Press

Unranked Grand Haven could take No. 20 Rockford’s spot after shutting out the Rams 3-0 – Grand Haven Tribune

Girls Swimming & Diving

Brighton closed its 40-year-old pool with a 96-87 win over Northville – Livingston Daily

Boys Tennis

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 1 Novi earned a 5-4 win over Northville because they counted a fifth doubles match, with Novi winning all doubles flights and unranked Northville winning all four at singles – Observer & Eccentric

Volleyball

Goodrich, an honorable mention team in Class B this week, came back from losing the first set to beat No. 3 Mount Morris 3-2 – Flint Journal

Class D Marine City Cardinal Mooney came back from losing the first two sets and pushed the fifth to 17-15 to down Class B neighbor Marine City – Port Huron Times-Herald

Plainwell, another honorable mention in Class B, handed Vicksburg the latter’s first Wolverine Conference loss since 2012 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Calumet, a Class C honorable mention, held off a challenge from local rival Hancock in a match of two of the best from the norther Upper Peninsula – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Good Reads

Battle Creek St. Philip is playing a senior class that has only experienced 8-player football, and the Enquirer details eight chapters worth of notes from the program's transformation – Battle Creek Enquirer

Today in the MHSAA: 9/19/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 19, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy swept No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Grand Blanc came back from two goals down to get past Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic 3-2 – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey and Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum were winners at the Charlevoix Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER After drawing with Frankenmuth in their first meeting, Division 2 No. 15 Bay City John Glenn won the rematch 4-3 – Bay City Times

5. VOLLEYBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford swept reigning Downriver League champion Trenton – Dearborn Press & Guide

6. CROSS COUNTRY Shepherd swept Jack Pine Conference races; the Bluejays boys are ranked No. 13 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Midland Daily News

7. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater came back from a third-set loss to defeat Jackson Northwest in four – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS TENNIS Monroe swept singles on the way to a 6-2 win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

9. VOLLEYBALL Flat Rock continued its Huron League surge with a win over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western celebrated a shutout of rival Bay City Central – Bay City Times